Designers love feedback! Your brief acts as a starting point, but your individualized feedback to designers is vital for them to create a design you love. Keep on top of feedback: decline designs and eliminate designers that don’t interest you, and leave comments and ratings for designers who do.

• Have I waited for long enough?

The more complex your design contest is, the longer you may have to wait for entries to start appearing. Designers can start to draft simple logo designs within a day, but complex web page designs may take at least a couple of days to start appearing.

If your requirements are complex, just keep in mind it may take designers longer to meet them.

• Am I answering all questions from designers which are being asked?

Make sure you also answer questions in the Comments area of your contest.

• Are my contest title and brief clear and to the point?

Make sure that your contest title is clear and eye-catching. Also check that your brief is clearly written, and that you’re asking for only one category of design.